Cricket New South Wales has accepted the Wagga City Council's offer to host one of two regional based matches next year, which can not be played in Sydney due to the Cricket World Cup.

As part of the deal, the city will also host under 14 "State Challenge" matches in 2016 and 2017, and there will be funding set aside to help develop cricket at a grassroots level too.

It's a very long time since a similar match was been held in regional areas. It's going to be a great four days of cricket.

Wagga Wagga Mayor, Rod Kendall

Wagga Mayor, Rod Kendall, says securing a Sheffield Shield match is a coup for the city.

"It's a very long time since a similar match was been held in regional areas," he said.

"It's almost impossible to judge what the crowd will be, but certainly we'll be encouraging as many people as possible to pop along and have a look at the match.

"It's going to be a great four days of cricket.

"Part of the agreement is that New South Wales Cricket will actually give $15,000 a year to Wagga City Council, matched again by Wagga City Council funding, for the creation of and provision of facilities for grassroots cricket.

"The Wagga Cricket Association will have a very big part to play in deciding how that funding will be spent."